Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 27, 1874, Page 5

Hon, and it was road, thoe alluaion to *tha Hon® Arthur Dixon " producing uproarious laughter, Lhe potition was ag follows s CnioAao, Jan, 20, 1874, ‘We, the undoralgned fomnlo tax-payera of the Gity of Dhlcnuct would reapectfully beg of your honorablo Lody not to confirm Michaol Hickoy sa Captain of Police, for the following reasons ; I4rat—Thnt lant yoar, when Oaptain of Polico, ho refused toobey tho' orders of his suparior officors, theroby !nnll%ntlnu tho polico rebellion that for weeks sndangerod tho lives and proporty of our citizens, Second—Thero nro clouds ovor his characier, as, for Iustance, his takingn prisoncr ont of our Griminal Court ond moving him nway {o anothor State, to got tho roward offered for him,” Again, that ho prosti- tuted his official power for personal galn, as in tho no- terious fur case, and, furtler, that ho'colluded with UL:devea and robbed cyprisug, as was evidont in tho Liz- £la Mooro case, in which ho resigmed tho Captsincy tuthier than stand trial, Third—2hat wo consider his reinstatement to the Captaincy bofore being tried and acquittod in our Orlminal’ Court, not ouly n dlsgroce to Chicago, but & very daugorous precedont, Fourth—That hits confirmation would not only do- moralizo tho police force, but tue commuuity at large, ax ho s tho noted champlon of tho social ovil in our midat, an we can provo by the Ifon, Arthur Dixon, of {ou onorablo body, os th aforensid Dizon can atlost hat, threo yoara ago, Michael Iickoy wout down to Spiingfleld Wwith Murk Shorldan for tho purposo of securing tho pnssnge of the aforcssid Sheridan’s famous bill for the licensing of prostitution in Chicago, Sald Hickoy beggod of the honorable mombor o pre~ wont it o tho " Leglalature, which Do Indignaniy von fused to do, 1fth—We beliove him to bo incligible to any position whalover on the pollce force, as hio voluntarily resign. ed his ofiice while under eriminal charges rather than stand tria, which was » tacit acknowledgment of hiy quill, OFNTHtA LEONARD, 8, E, Braxs, M. J. ‘I'non, Tansusr E, Sexian, on Tehalf of many other fomale tax-payers, . Ald. Dixon said hie bolioved tho communica- tion was gotton up by a Mr., Spoight, who lived on tho North Side. Bpeight was holf erazy, Ho bnd ealled upon him, and ho judged he would like to bo the Captain himsolf, Ald, Corcoran—§he's tho Captain, Aldorman, . Alrili‘ Dixon defondod Capt. Hickoy at some ength, Ald, Schoftnor moved that tho communication bo placed in tho wasto-basket. 1o had beon taken to task by his Irish frionas for his posi- tion with roforence to Capt. Hickoy. Alll, Cullerton raised the poiut'of order that tthe Aldorman was not speaking to the question, Ald, Schaftuor said ho was going to say what he had to sny, anyhow. ¥ ;l‘lw Moyor suid the point of order was well akon. ‘AI(L Behaffner said ho would withdraw his mo. M on. Ald. Quirk said he couldn't do it; it was tho proporty of the Council, Ald. Schuftner atilt insisted upon talking, and wont on to deflne his position with roferenco to . Capt, Hickey, which was that ho ought to b ro- stored to tho position on the South Bide from which ho was forced by Mayor Medill. Tho man Bpeight, the husband of “one of the signors of tho patition, had como to the speskor to urgo kim to orpoua Capt. Hickoy because Lo favored the ragulntion of the socinl ovil. Ald, McGrath nufl;&stod that tho ladies bo brought in to hear Ald. Schaffuor's explanetion, Ald. Schiafinor said thet in self-rospect tho Council ghould order the potition sont back to the vignors. Ho renewed his motion to commit it to tho wasto baskot. Ald. Woodman insistod upon the refercnce of tho }mtfl.inn to the Committee on Folico. Ald. Moore snid that, in order to givo a chance to tulk, ho would move that the Couneil hold two meatings & wook, ‘Lho petition was reforrod to the Committes on Potice. An ordinauce was passed for curbing, filling, and paving Fourth aveuus from Twolf:h stroet to Fourteonth utreot, TLANS FOR VIADDCTS, A report was submitted by the Board of Pub- lic Werks, stating tiat the plaus and specifica- tious of tho viaduots at North Despluines stroot and Achiland ayonue had boen completed ; that the Chicago, Cinoinnati & Indiana Contral Rail- rond Camrnuy had been nolified to coustruct their portion of said vinducts, and that tho enid Comp:ny had oxpressed willinguess to construct ita portion, Tho Chicago & Northwestorn Rail- road Company expressed o simulut willingnoss, THE ‘‘MAYOR'S BILL.” Ald, I“ltzfnrnld offered . rosolution to the effoct that: tho Council is unalterably opposod to tire Mryor's bill proposed for re-onnctmont in tho Legislature, 'Tho resolution characterizos tw Lilag **that pestiforous rolio of the Ale- d.1tina ers,” and calls ‘upon the legislators from Couk Uounty to oppose 1ts passage. Ald. dcUrath moved the retorence of the reso- lution to the Committea on Judiciary, but with- drow Lhe motion, and tho resolution was ndoptod, Ald. Schaffuor and Corcoran voting in the noga~ tivo. ‘THE LOILER-INSPECTOR. ' T'ho special order, tho question of the recon- sideration of tho voto on the Boiler-Iuspector- ship, was takon up. Tho following opinion of ex-Corporation Couneel Tuloy was road : My opinion_liag been neked by Thomas If, Hamil- fo1 3 12 Liw vighit to oxercise tlie duties of e vfiice ot fusjoctor of Steow Voilers, T understund the facts to 1o ne follows : Tho :duyor nominated Mr, Hamiiton to the office, 3ud urkadl tho concurrance of the Council therein, On Jxo, 13, the Council boing in sessfon, Ald.” Hil- drath nioved that tho appolutment of Mr, liamilion bo toncuried in, » yd ¥ and “noes " wera ordered, and the [ wmounced that tho* ayes ” wero £0'and tlo “hoes ¥ 18, aud, imnediately thereupon, und before the P..sideat of the Council (iho Mayor) Hud ubuounced the resalty Ald, Batley chunged Lis vote from “ 1o 7 to “aye,’ aud thereupon the President announced that 3Ur; 1 amilton hud Leen confirmed, On t.a noxt Mondsy, Jon, 18, the Council recon- ¥uiered tho vote, and clafnu that the question of con- firaaii <o o still peuding, The Mayur, howsver, had conunitaioned Mr, Lumilton, ko bud inken the outh of oicy, und flud the bond’ required by law, before sielt 10 sousideration of (ho voto was hind. “Che chutler provides that © All city oificers ehatl be sppomied by the Mayor of tho city, by and with the ¢ nisent of tho legislative authority tlereof,—s major- Uty of ull tho members-cloct concurring by’ yeas? uud 3, tobu cutored upon its Journal,"—Tuley, Laws ‘linanes, puge 494, I quéitious presentod aro: 0 coneent of o majority of all the Alder- o) 1 e ctod given to the appojutment 7 2. 1i o, vould the Council st its next meeting recone riuer 140 vote, und wilhdraw the cousent thus given? Upo: the firut polut I remark: That the Mayor da Preald :ut of the Councll, and charged with tho duties pertaizing to the ofiice, The churter does not pre- e tho manner in which the result of suy vote sisall bs doclared, nor is thero any rule of the Couucil upon the subjoet, This being the case, tho general parliataentary law governing all tegislative ~bodics mast control, * Whero the uumbers on the one side and on tho ofher of tho question uro ascortained, the declsion of tho Assewbly” is, therefore, sunouuced by thie prondding olficor, The decision thus pronouncod 1 the judgment of the Louse.” liing, Law and Practice of Legislativo Assomblies, 829, i sauio authority Isys down tho law to bo *that, sccording to tho practice in our leglslutive assemblies, thicxeli agroeing with tho aucient ruls and practice of the Houxe of Cammons, » member may chatge Lia voto aftor ke s ouce given it, and that even fu cases whero tha yeas and uayy bavo béen taken, though tho num- bers Lo declared.” Sea Hoc, 1,826, I undorstund thot parlismentary law requires that the Tresident of tho Councll sall not ouly declare tho nimbers of yeus und nays, but also the result of such numler of votes being given; for examplo, i tils cose, tho Prosident, after belng iue furmud by tho Clerk how the vote stood, shonll Luvo declarcd s follows: “The yens are 20, aud the nuyw 18, and the motlon fs lost, the Council rofueas $3 coucur,” But sny time befors ho atters tho words, “the mwotlon 8 lost,” any iomber can chuugo bis vote, 1n this case, tho Clerk declared the result, Lut tne Mayor bad ot snnounced the motlun tu bo loat. o lut tho Counctl hud_ rofused to coucur, und, until this was done, the judgment of thie Cuuncil had not heen sunounced or legally givon on thic question beforo it. Al Hailey ien Laving the right to change his voto, #nd, haviug doue so, the Chair declared Mr, Mumilton duly contirmed, wh‘:h bio Liud the undoubted right to do, lie having recelved 21 votes befors tho Prumdent sunounced tho result of the voting, “F's.e fact that the Clerk did not, fu thoe record of ro- ceedingy, placo Mr, Lafley's numo n tho list of * ayca 7 cou make no dliference, as hiv ucgloct, or defsult, cannotl affect or muke vold tho legal ncts of the Coun cil. But tho law i substantislly complied with by the Clork, ua the record shows that Ald, Bailoy chuuged Lfs voto to ** aye 2, Upon the socond polnt, ax to the right of {le Councll to reconsider tho vote, wo bive sce thut {ho Council did give its consent (o thie appolntmont on the 12th of Jununry, 4 “I'ho Qounell iad done all that the law required, to- git s givon ita-consont 10 thie appolutment of tho e gor, o giyo o person o right to an_oflice, or, in other words, to muke un ofticer under the Mayor's bill, two 1ngs uro noccassry ¢ one, the sppultiiment by tho Muyor; tho othor, the consent of the Counell to the anpolnfinent, Thiose two ucts complete, the ofiicer is duly appoluted to the vitice, “Cliese {wo acts were complete, and the officer was wested with tho right to the oflice, The coinnission Wt uot occunary 3 3t s only tho evidenco of the fuct Il:at the otficer b buen appoiuted, Tho Councll could ot reconulder at {ty next meetiug, To bold that it cuuld would bo to hold that tio Council Lud the power of reoval from otica by wuch reconsideration, Ono tust a4 to tho power (o recousider would by tis: Tho Gouncll does ono nct, the Mayor auother, The Mayor appoiuts, the Council cun- curé, Tho (wo wuols sru uocossury to muke to offiesr, 1f the Council, having ouce given its cousent, could afterwards withdruw i, thou the Muyor could withdraw bis sppointmont after the Counail hud vura coucurred, ‘Chls poxition 18 ubsurd, but not mora 1o than {but the Couucll could withdruw jts consant ufter it had concurred u the appolutuent, ‘The Conucll bud given its cousent or it had not, The sict was complete or 1t was no act, Humilton was oither Bofler Invpoctar, or he was uot appointed. The law dues not permit of & conutruction which would lowve Lim for wn outire week i a1 unkuown position us on ofticer,~liku Makowmet'sj coftin, suspondoed batwoen higuven auud eartl, {ho sxme meeting of the Council, a different question would hiavo boon proscuted, but ‘the Council had no moro right at its noxt meating to reconsfilor thin voto than it ind the right to rocunskder sty vole thnt was hind 8 yoar ago, 1 am, thorefore, uf opinion that your right'to the oMoo ia beyond question, and that ‘you et only.losa it by removil from the oftica i tho modu prosoribed by tho charter, M. I, Turxy, B JUDGE NORTON'S OPINION. Tho tollowlng wpinlon is ono snbmitted to tho Mayor by the Corporation Counsol ¢ In l’firl%fl your rurfimt for my opinion ns to the right of owns I, Hamilton to hold tho ofiice of Hollor Inapector undor s pressut commission, I aub. ‘it tho following a8 my viows : X understand that Mr, Hamiiton was _confirmed by tho Common Council on tho eveniug of tho 12¢h int, Bomo objection was mado at the time, on tho srround that Ald, Twlles, whoso voto was necossary to carry tho confirmation, did not change Lis vote until aftor tho rosult had Lboen announocd, Theo difliculty aroso a8 to some misnpprohonsion as to ‘mrl!mnon(ury Inw, It wan conceded that the reault hadl not boen announced by tho Ohalr, but it was in. siatod thut it bad beon snnounced by the Clerk, Tho answer {o this {e vory simple, _Tho Olork revorts tho voto fo fho = Ohnir, ond the - Oboir annonncos tho rosull to tha Council, Mr, Bnfley waé recognized, nnd lifs voto changed befors Ll resnil was annoimeced by tho Ohalr; 1t wah, therofore, porfectly legal, Tho Ohalr thon ans Botinced tho résull, doolaring 'the nomiuation con- rmed, Now, it 1a o principle adhored to in all legislativ ‘bodies, dnd rocognizea snd sanctioned by all writers on_ parliamontary law, that, until the resultof a vole han been announoed by tho Olialr, any member haa tho right to chango bia voto, Itis a matter of evoryslsy practico, Thu right fs undoubted, I havo scon it dous ou'many occastons fn oth Iiouncs of Congress, aud tho propriety of it was nover queatioucd, Tho confirmation, therefors, was clesrly legal, and is niow goborally conerded, On thio 191h, a motfon for-reconsidoration was mado in tho Counctl, and earried. Tho question fs whethor thiat voto waa legal and binding, 1¢ it ws, it vitiaten tho present commission, and throws the mattor back ‘upon th originel nomination, The 1 ;ht to roconsier & formor vote s ono recog- nized by all deliborative bodfes in this country, It ?l pliroly an Amerlcan {des, unknown to tie liriish Par- iment, o time aud funer of ita boing done, ara uually Fogulated by ruloa adoplod by each legilitive dy. lny(hu Senate and Houso of Represonintives of the United States, tho motiou should be_mado on tho day of tho vole, or within the first two doys of actual ses- slon afterwards, In tho Common Qouncil of Chicago it i tb be mado on the same day, or at thoe firat regulsr meeting after- ward, T eousider that tho right of reconnideration lfl!llm a8 well to votos upon nominations made by the Clifet Exocntivo Oficor, un to other proceodings, Buch 18 tho practico in tho Senates of the United States, and of our own Slate, Tut concediug nll this, there aro two_ points which geem to hnvo boeu overlooked, aud which I regard se futal to tha validity of this vote of reconsidoration, Yirst—It is o goneral principls of pariamentary Iaw, that when & rosolution has beon passed, or o vols taken, a8 in this cage, and the paper or procooding bas presad from tho coutrol of tho body, 110 reoon- sideration_can becomo effcctive, uutll the paper or procecding las been roturned to the body. In the Senato of tho United Siates, tho motion to re- constder & nomination that has beon confirmed, must Lo accompanied by a requost to the Prosidont to re- turn the paper, and no roconsidoration ean bo had uutil that fa douo, In either houso of Congross, wheu the paper or procoeding hns boon carricd to tho'othor, a reconsideration can vnly bo made offective Ly the roturn of the bill, resolutions, or pupers, In this caso, thorefore, the motion should buve been accoms paufod with, or preceded by, » requeat to the Mayor for a return of lgn papors, “For tho sanction of this view I refer to Ousbiug on Law and Practice of Legis- Intive Assomblics, pagos 507 o 608, and Barclay's Cone stitutionnd Monusl and Digost, pagos 163 to 238, Second—It 1 flzed oud infloxiblo principle, to which Iknow no exception, thut when an fll‘lfl',illfl been executed, or 18 in process of exccution, there can Do no reconsidoration, Cushiug in his oxcollent work above reforred to, Pogo 603, eays. "It i n general principlo in regard to this matter (reconsidoration) that there can bo no re- cons{deration of an order tho execution of which Las been already commenced,” = Darcloy, ono of tho Leat parliamentarians in the country, and for oightcen yenrs Clork in the Unitod Staten Tfouso of Representatives, says in his work above referred to, pago 181: “Tha previous question may be reconslderad, but ot fter 15 s boem pracl: cally oxecuted.” ¥ Now i Huwllton's case, tho nomination had boen confirmed Ly tho Council, no motiou for u reconsidor— atlon Liad boon mude, and 1t becumo the right of the AMayor to fasuc the commission. Tho commiision was isuited, the appoluteo was qualified, and enfered upon the duties of hiv office. Thoe order of the Common Council confirming hia nomiuation was, therefore, complotely cxecuted and carriod iuto ofect, nud tlio whole procecdings pluced beyond the jurisdiction of thiat body. 1 have, therefore, upon o careful consideration of precedents and authorities, and from soma oxperlonce iu euch matters, come to the conclusion that Mr, Hawilton was duly coufirmod ; that tlo order for ro- considoration wug withoud suthority, snd that he (Hamilton) is entitled to havo Lis ofiice under the com- misslon that hea boeu fsuucd, Jzssk O, NORTON, DISCUBHION, Ald. MoGrath arid ho wos at & loss to know what tho rules of other logislative bodiea bad to do with this Council? If 1t were admitted that tuio Council could do anything authorized by the Charter, than it must be admitted that it could roconsidor tbat vote, Ulo Charter exprosely provided that a question or vote could bo recon~ #idered, oithor at tho same meatiug or the noxt nucceeding regnlar muotlm}. Tho commission ouglt to have beon withhold until the Council had an os:portunity to 1ccounsidor its vote, He balieved Lie was right whon he moved tho recon- sideration, and ha still believed 5o, notwithetand- ing the opinion just rend. Thoro was no noed of belug seared by thom. Let Mr, Hpmilton be takon up ou s merits, but uuloss he was properly appointed he could nover legally en- ter upon tho dutios of his offico. Ald. Campbell naid that in both opinions the real point bad boen ovaded, which was, not what Congress could do, but what the Common Coun- cil could legally do uudor the City Charter. If thoro aver was'a case which nesded rovision or reconsidoration, this case was one. The iuk was acarcoly dry on the rocord beforo the commis- gion was issued, and an attempt was made to deprive tho Council of its legitimate fuuctions, ‘I'he Council could vote on this question and let it go to tho courts, Ho waa i favor of voting upon Hamilton again. Ald. Dixon was surprised at such woak argu- ments in the face of such eminent authority. ‘There was not a wordn the Chartor to show thiat the Mayor hod oxceedod Lis wuthority in exocuting Humilton’s commission. He hoped the Chsir would not entertain any new motion ou the uuhfucn. Ald. Culierton quotoed the Charterto show that tho Council had tle power to reconsidor, Ald. Richardson tuought the opinion a little- thin, Mr. Tuloy was tho paid attorney of Mr, Hamilton, to draw up tho opinion, and would have drawn up oue precisoly the reverse if tho othor #de lad rotumned him, The speaker claimed that tho nomiuation did not pass out of tho posecssion of the Council until its next rogular meoting, and, therofore, it was in ordor to move a reconsideration, Mr. Hamilton ob- tained no vested rights until aftor the nest rogular moeting, and thoreforo the two points in tue opinion had no application. Mayor Colvin nsked: ‘Was_the matter in Four hands whon it was in mino ?" Ald. Richardson roplied that it was not within tho Mayor's oxclusive possession until after the next m&nm- mooting, Ald. Woodman said that if tho opinious wers sound, tho Council could never reconsider any action taken by twenty-ono Aldermeu at any speciel meoting. BSuch a position was nbsurb, and could not be entertained, ‘The whole mis- toko lny in tho Mayor's hurry to issue the com- mission. Not that it amounted to anything in effect, but it had complicated tho matter, Ald. Hildroth moved that the Council confirm Mr. Hamilton over again, but withdrew tho mo- tion when tho Mayor ssid he did not intend tg entortain it, Ald. Campbell insiated that the motion eould not be withdrawn. ‘'he Chair ruled the motion out of order; thore was no question before the houso, Ald. Richardson renewed the motion, and it waa ruled out of ordor, Ald. Campbell moved an appenl from tho de- ofsion, ‘I'ne Mayor rafused to consider the appeal. Ald, Campbell wanted to know whothor the Chair run tho Couneil, Tho Mnyor said he knew his position was right. %&ld. Campboll was ordered to sit down, but refused to do so unloes the fact of the refusal to entertain his motion wore mado to appoar on tho record, T'he Mayor gaid he prosumed it would be dons, whereupon Ald, Campbell sat down, Ald, Pickoriug rose to a W‘muuou of privilege. It was & conundrum, * Why does & dog wag biu tail ? Bocause the tail cun't wag tho dog.” Novw, there ssomed to be a feeling that the tail was {rying to wag tho dog iu this Council, ‘I'he Mayor—Chat's very good for you. Tho Council and lobby" laughed violently, but tho Mnfi:r did not sharein the lovity. Ald, Moore moved to adjourn, aud the motion was voted down, LICENWES. The Committes ou Licenson submittod an ordl- nance amending Sec. 1, Chavtor 50, and Beo, 8, Chaptor 28 of tho ravised cily urdisncos. “LTho Pproposed amendment is to Lho offect that suy ]wruou of good, moral charactor may secure & iconse by making the Pmpur application, pay- ing ¥62 por aunum to tho olty, giving suroties in the penal sum of $600, am{wraolng to koop closed all doors opening on priucipnl stroets, and to provide all windows opening on the snmo, with blinds, curtaing or shutters on Sundays, Also, undertaking to koop an orderly place, and to atlow no impropor conduct or disordor of any kind on the premises, " };hg document wag laid over and ordored pub- juhed, ‘Tho Committee on Wharves and .Public Grounds asked and obtainod further time in which to report on the lake frout question, LOUI8 WANL, The Committes on Judiciary roportod, recom- mending the confirmation_of “Louis Wahl as a member of tho Board of Publio Worls, Ald. Whito moved that it bo roforrod baok to thoe Gommitteo, Ald, Dixon moved that the nomination bo coneurred In, ‘I'io provioua question was ordered, aud, on tho motion to confirm tho only nogatives woro thoso of Aldornen Iildroth, O'Brion, Wood- man, sud Campbell, d. Woodman oxplainod Lis volo sgainst Mr. Wall on tho ground that he wanted Mr. Cartor rotaluod. Ald. Hildreth expialued his vate against Mr. ‘Walil by vmyiu;é he could not understand how Alermon could voto for & man as tho inonme bont of ono of tho most responsible positions in the Govornmont, who lnd confessed to a achionio to porjuro Aldermon and wond thom to ail. Aldl, Riohardson—Ho nevor confessod paying o dollar to sny Aldorman. Do you know of suy ono who got any of tho monoy? Ald, Hildroth aid Lo was not n membor of tho Councl! at that time, , He procceded to #ny that Wall paid tho money’ to McQullagh, his bugle- man, 7 Ald. Richardson objooted to such languaga as impropor, ‘Thore was no teaumony that Wall bribod any Alderman, Ald. Hildroth eald ho worked tbrough his bugleman, and the tostimony waa snflicient to sond an Aldermon to jail, " How could Aldor- mon vote for & man who would tempt and bribe thom, and lead thom down to tho jail, Porhaps there wns a bugloman now at work. Ald. Compbell explained his vote against Mr, Wall. It was ovidont that thero wns o schomo to crowd through tho nomination, and somothing appoared to Lo wrong aud rotton. The brand of infamy must bo placed upon a man who pawd money for bribos, no matter what his al standing was, Buoh thiugs must not bo winkod at, Ho was s member of tho Council at tho timo whon Messrs, Wahl and Otis ap- {mnrg@d and urgod an advance on the Ford con- ract. Ald. Mooro agked hoiv it was that ‘Ala. Campe bell liad sigued tho roport recommonding tho confirmation, Ald. Campboll ropliod ho had signed the re- port hastily, nnd rogretted it afterward, Ho had forgotton the bribery businoss. 8o had the Mayor, syhose duty it was to havo withdrawn the nomination whon the facts wero prosentad to his notico. . Mr. Wahl stood befors tho people ilty man, whoso proper place was in jail. If woro 8t. Paul himsolf, with » mass of “corrup- tion on his back, bo would oppose his confirma- tion. Ald, Richardson inquired what ho would do with 8t. Potar, who onco fell. Ald. Campboll said ho was not discussing 8t. Poter, To confirm Mr, Wabl would bo to in- dorao his scts of bribory. Corruption led to tho fall of Rome. Ald. Riclhiardson suggosted that the cackling of gocso onco kaved Romo. Ald. Campboll thought it quite probabla that somo such influonces had beou oxerted in behnlf of Mr. Wahl. . GAPT. TIOKEY. Tho roport of the Committeo on Police, re- commending the appoiutmont of M. O. Hickoy a8 Captain of Police, noxt camo up, Ald. Schaffuor prosented a minority report,— only n fow words,—in which ho recommended that Mr, Hickey bo not confirmed. Ald. Dixon moved that the minority report bo Inid ovor and published, but subscquently with- draw tho motion, for the reagon that, if it were dous, nakion could not b taken on tho majority roport. A motion to adjonrn was lost. The provious question was ordered, and the Chair got into o muddlo ns to whother it wns on tho mejority or the minority report that the question recurred. Ald. Schaffner helped him out by withdrawing the minonty veport. Tho vote outhe question of confirmation was then takon, a3 follows : Yeas—Richnrdnon, Foley, Warren, Dixon, Cooy, Fitzgernld, Schmitz, Roidy, McClory, Cullerton, Tailey (M.'B,), ildroth, 0'lirlen, Balluy {r. ¥.), Olurk, Quirk, Eckburdt, Mahr, McGrath, Stout, Letigachor, Cagnon, Murply, Braud, Lynch, Corcoran, Jones—27, Nays—Sidwell, Plckering, Stone, Woodrian, Moore, Cawpbell, Cleveland, Schafnor—8, 8o Capt. Hickoy's nomination was confirmed. Ald. Schailner's objections to Capt. Hicko; woro that thore ought to bo at loast ono Ameri~ can Police-Captaiu, Ho wanted Oapt. Hickoy back on tho South Bide. Ald, Whito gava notice that, on next Monday night, he wonld move to reconsider the vote by which Louis Wabl was confirmod, Ald. Dixon moved to roconsider the motion by which Mr. Wahl was confirmed. Alg, 8idwoll moved to lay that motion on the table, + he mation provailed, and the Council thon adjourned. MONTGOMERY. e Didcusscs Old Reminiscences with Louis Wahl. Ex-Alderman Montgomory, of old Court-Houso famo, Liaunts, like an unensy ghost, tho rickety seat of emplire on Adama stroet, and carries him- self with as jaunty an air a8 bofore mistortuno ovortook him and made him grimly soquainted with tho jailor of Cook County. *‘Monty" could noever lay claim to “ the front of Jovo,” and his genius lny eatirely in tho line of Comus, He was nevor known to bo a warlike character, but ill-luck Lias soured a disposition that onco was no doubt sweot asmaple sugar. The ex-patriarch mado atourin tho vicinfty of Mr. Colvin's head- quarters yesterday morning, and while cruising near the peanut-atand- of Mary, the apple mer- chnnt, or morchantoss, his watory optics foll upon the burly form of Louis Wahl, who wus striding industriously in thoe direction of the Comptrollor's office. Mr. Wall said : *'Good morning, Montgomery, How do you ‘prospor " Now, bo it romemberad, Mr. Wakl was ono of the witneases for the poople in the case which Mr. Reed found it neccesary to make agaiust Mr, l\lautfiomnry, during the grand Aldormanic oxpose. This memory may not have been very Lioneylilke in tho heart of the ox-ofileinl, for he lookad ncid, and muttored somothing unihtellig- iblo, By this time Ald. Arthur Dixon, witha fow othor habitues of tho shaky municipal co; corn, hopponed along, aud formed quite a group about the partics firat mentioned. Mr. Wall, finding that Montgomory did not chooso to mect him on easy torms, got vomowhat annoyed, and mado a sharp romarlk, which was roturncd with interost by the ex-fuuny man of the anclent Common Council. The couversation turned on Mr, Wall's confirmation as Commis- siouor of Public Works. Mr. Wahl—Montgomory, did I ever ask you to tako & bribe—did I'ever try to corrupt you, or auy man in tho Council, for my own iaterost or that of others ? Mnuffomm’y—-]]nn'b come for any certificato of good chnractor to me. I don't owe you any- thing, You did your best to ruin me.” I have nothing to say about you, Mr. Wahi—I'm not asking you for a character. I'dbein & nico fix if I wero reduced to that; but I hate to quarrol mith a man that is dowu. T'll not mind your raving. Montgomery—Terhaps my word might go na far a8 yours yot. You wero bhard on mo #nd I think Colvin was soft to nomiunate a man liko you, for tha ofice you're aftor. You know no more about Public Works than a cow doos of n holi- day, Whero did you sorvo an appronticeship to businoss af that kind 7 Mr. Wahl—I'm not going to be catechized by ou, sir. You're not worth_notfeing, anyhow. ‘ou'ro not n your right miud, I believe ; and, I qupouo. you ought to be lot alono, t this Montgomory got moro rubicund than over in the rogion of his nasnl promon- tory, and said somothing which Mr, Wahl evidently interproted into an offensive mono- syliabie contradiotion, for lie lost his temper and mnde & warlike gostura, Imllntth tha boaring of Jnmes of Brothwoll, whon AMalcolm Uraeme and Hoderick Dhu foll out in the * Lady of the Lake,” the utalwart Dixon stopped briskly be- twaen the uplifted hand of Mr, -Wall, and tho elavated walking-stick of tho namosake of him who died at Quobeo. Thon, cloaring his voica in o manner suggostive of u long speech in the Counail, Arthur sung out. * Madmen | Your frantic jar fareflo, T hold the firat that strikes my fop 1 ‘Whether it were the pootry, uttered with the thrilling volcoof a Booth, combined with the phva- ical enorgy of a Forost, or the direful threat con- tained in tho couplet uuml, history may never bo able to deoids, but Dixon's deulsmation had tho desived oifect. *¢ Aven't yo nuhamed of yoursolves ?" suggest- ed tho Ilon, Arthur, iu’tho dulcet tones that arouso the iro of tho cowmbative MoGrath, who Lins 10 love for musio In his soul, sud wuch pre- fora tho huuglufi of o hawmwer, ¥ Evorybody knows that I'm & posceable man," #aid Mr, Moutgomery. “Phon koep your tempor a little undor con- trol,"” unid v, Wahl, > *“Think of the holy show you'd have med of the hull of us, if it had come to blows, ['d be #ob down . for & bottle-holder,” eaid Ald, Dixon, as hoe linked® his arm with- in the obtuse angle formsd H ‘Mr Wahl's maasiva olbow, aud led the plscid owner thoroof througl the dark corsidor that led to the Luw Dopartwont of the olty, SPRINGFIELD. Procaedings of the Illinois Leg- islature Yesterday. The Tax-Grab Repeal Bill Unfavora- bly Reported to the House, Counting the State’s Money-~~Pro- posed Increase of the Treas- urer’s Bond. A Majority of the Senmate in Favor of Compulsory Education, The Work of Revision Making Good Progress. THE TAX-GRAB LAW, Spectal Dispatch to The Chicago Tribuna, THE DILL 'FOR BEPEAL. SrriNaFieLD, IlL, Jau. 26,—Goldon, from the Houso Jndiciary Committee, reportod tho bill ropoaling tho Grab-law, with the rocommonda- tion that it do not pass. Bradwoll chargod that the report was not the roport of a mnjority of the Committeo, many of ‘whom wore absont. Ho wont on to explain the law, roading Gov, Palmer's voto message, which ‘was Dy far tho best part of his apeock. o pro- seutod n minority report, that the law was un- constitutional, unjust, and oppressive, ought nover have been passod, and should bo ro- pealod, Tay, the autbor of tho bill, moved that as thore was only half & house present, tho considoration of tho reports be mado the special order for Thursday next, and it was so ordered, THE MAJORITY REFORT 18 signed by Connolly, of Coles, whoso conatitu- entyliold $149,600 in bonds ; Walkor, of Haail- ton, rou&\rauuutiug $237,000 ; Golden, of Olark, 125,000 ; Groy, of Fulton, $179,000 ; Hite, o Modfson, 18,000 ; Mooro, 'of ' Marshall, 405,600 ; Orondorff, of Saugamon, $402,000, 1t i oaully seon why they aro opposod to ropoul, Tho minority report is signod by Bradwoll and TRountroa, of Coolk ; 8haw, of Carroll ; Dunham, of llonry ; Jobunson, of Rock Island, and Quinn, of Peoria. Iny, of Sangamon ; Lietze, of Clinton ; and Armstrong, of Grundy, also of the Committco, do nat,annnu- on eithor sido. “Tho discussion of Thuraday will probably bo long aud bitter, and will duvelop the utrongth of tho friouds and foos of repeal, The foos have numbers though not justico on their side. — e THE STATE TREASURY. Special Dispateh to The Chicage 1 bune, COUNTING THE MONEY. SerivarrzLp, Iil, Jan, 26.—Tho Heuas Fi- nance Committoo counted the monoy in the Treasurer's offico this morning, and found the following funds on han Tlovenue balance, . Interea! Schoal, Tllinois Central Delinquent land ‘tax. Minor ftems Tilinois Rive Local Bond fund, Total.... }908,031,76 Deducting $358,346.88, ount de- posited in New York to pay the interost as it bo- comes due, thoro romaine $554,685.41, which waa in cash in tho safo. Thore was also §93,- 037.50 in gold bonds belonging to the INinois River Improvoment Fund. TIE DOND OF THE STATE TREASULER is only $200,000. Tho Committes will recom- mend an amendmont to the law, increasing the bond to $8,000,000, and also the' cmployment of an additional night watchman until the ‘Treasury is romoved to tho vaulta of tho new State-House, ——— CHICAGO INTERESTS. Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Fribune, s BALE OF PARK PROPERTY. SrrmoriELD, IN., Jan, 26.—In tho Senate te- day, McGrath’s emorgoney bil providing for the sale by the municipsl authorities of park prop- orty, which mosns the salo of the lake-frout, wns rend o first time and roforred to the Committoe on Corporations, of whom Strong, Waite, Will- iamson, Hampton, Shepard, Voris, andCasey are avowedly in favor of tho bill, Reynolds, being acainst the bill, opposed the referonco to this Committee, but without avail. NORWOOD PARK. Williamson's bill separating Norwood from Norwood Park was road a firat time, sand recom- mitted to tho Committee, PAYING FOR MILTTARY BERVICE IN CHICAGO. There is o probability that the military com- panies which did sorvice in Chicrgo at the time of the fire will be paid,the Sonute Committeo on Appropriations having reported fnvonbl{. Tt is about time thoso mon woro paid for thelr timo, It is small oncourgemont to serve in tho militis when pay for s fow days’ service 13 do- layod over two yenrs. OPTION TRADING. ‘Willismson withdrow his motion to reconsidor tho vote by which the amendmont to the Crimin- al Code coucornind gambliug contracts in grain was adopted. By chonging the word delivor to “the word buy it is thought by Scnators that both * pata" and *“calls " aro covored, and the bill will romain as now amonded 1n thia particular. Some verbal amendmonta wore made, and the long considera- tion of tho Criminal Code on second modh|§ ‘was concluded, the bill being ordered engrosse for a third reading. HOUSE nrLy 800, Senator Roynolds made o strong_effort to take up and recommit to the Reveuuo Committeo the bill ropoaling “ 1. B. 80, providing special auscssments for citios, the Committeo hnvinfi roported the aamo favorably in his absence an contrary to a atipulation with bim, He was pre- vonted from accomplishing his objeot by a par- linmeontary point. —_—— REVISING THE STATUTES. Special Dispateh to The Chicaga L'ribune. INTEREST ON JUDGMENTS, Sremormery, IU., Jan, 20.—Hay, from the Judiciary, reported favorably on tho Senate bill allowing 10 per cont interest on judgments iu whic tho contract provided for 10 per cent ; bat, personnlly, Mr, Hay opposed the bill, unless it wore amended so that all judgmentsshonld draw 10 por cont, whother stipulated in the coutract oruot, An amondmont to that effect boing lost, the bill, as reportod, was ordered to a sevond ronding. CLERXBNIPS IX COURTS. The Committes on Elections recommended a bill providing that in casos of vaoancios in olerk- ships of courts, the Judgo or Judges, and not the County Boaxd,Ishall fill thevacancy until the noxt eloction, It was ordored to s second roading. THE PRACTIOE-AOT, Tho Indiciary Committes roported favorably on McPhorran's bill amending aud gomowhat aimplifying tho Practico act. Tho bill providos that 1n nll ¢cosos where trespass or caso lias hore- toforo boen tho appropriste form of aotion, eitbor of theso forms may bo used by tho party Dbringing suit. Counts in ~tres- pass and case mu{ be joined in tho #amo action, and pleadings "appropriate to either formmay bo plead to such counta by way of dofonse, and roplied to by plaintif as ot common law. Another amondment provides that s sy timo before the eubmission of a causo upou the avidonco in & civil suit, amend- ments may bo allowed on such torms as are just and reasounblo in sny muttor, either of form or subutance, in any ploading which may enablo tho plaiiilit o sustain_ tho sctlon for which_suit wan brought, or the dofondant to make a logal dofenso, Tho bill was advanced to s wecound ‘reading, FOREIGN INGUDANOE COMPANIES, The Houso refused to ropoal Soc. 80 of tho In- auranas law, aud thoroby oxempt foreign fusu- rauoe ¢ompanies from Btato tuxation, Htarr, tho author of the bill, contended that the companion mudo uo returns, aud that, if the section wero repouled, muuicipalitiea could compel them to tuLu out u licouse, ‘Tho voto by which tuo bill was Jost was reconslderod. JURISDICTION OF COUNTY COURTH, Tho bill ropsaling the jucreased jurisdiotion of county courts, which is now $500 aud casos of miulemoanor, will be passed. "'he wontiment of both houses lesus that way, The asggregato Judgments iu many counties have not paid the THE CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE: TUESDAY, TANUARY 27, 1874, jury fees, and appaals aro gonorally taken to tho Oircuit Court, lnvolvlnf & mow trial and oxtra cout to tho Iitlgants, Fhio ronont of tho bill will reduco the Juriadiotlon to probate mattors only. WORK IN THE RENATE. The attornoon ossion of the Sonnte wan ocon= pled rudlnf o tocond timo rovision bills, Houso rovision bills wore passed na follows: Ralating to promiusory notes, duo bills, ota, ; relsting to oaths and niirmationa; rolating to namos; ro- lating to limited partnorships ; relating to State Libeary ; nllowing sohool distrlets organtzod un- dor specinl chartors to dissolve nnd roorganizo under tho goneral chool law. COST OF NEVISION, Tho Novislon Commitioe drow pay from tho dnto of ndjournmont till Nov. 1 ay follows U},nou, 178 dayn, ot 86 o doy, 800 ; Dunbam, 2800 ; Btocle, ‘eho0 + Rountree, §900. Mr, Hay Das not drawn nnylhmg yat, and may Lo wait- ing to calenlato the sctual timo ho uimut on the rovision beforo making out Liw bill, If ho draws 8800 aluo, the total pay-roll of the Committeo, including $700 for clorlk hiro, will bo 86,160, il iy MISCELLANEOUS, Spectal Dispateh to The Chicago Tribune, COMPULEORY EDUCATION. BeniNorizLp, T1L, Jon, 20.—A canvase of the Bonato, whon 40 membors wera present, showed 20 for compulsory oducationand 20 against, With & full Benato the ouse bill will pass. JURORS' FEES BILL. Tho Governor signed the Jurors' Feo bill to- day. . TNE BATLROAD SOHEDULES. Palmor introduced in the Sonate & proamble and rasolution adopted by the Board of SBupor- visora of Iroquois County in epocial mooting on Jnn. 28, 1874, and caused it referenco to tho Committeo on Railronds, Xt rooitos that ‘WitenEas, The Railrond Commissioners havs pro- perod and lasucd n sot of schedules of rates for raile roudn, which went into offect on tho 16th inst,; and Wlll:‘lm 'The railroad companies disregord the sald rerofor, Jiesloed,That bur Bountur and Repreauntntives ve, nud are, horoby requested {o uso their infinonce it framning'nud passiug o law compolling raflroad compa- nies to mako thelr chinrgea conform to law, THE ILLINOIS CAR COMPANY. Tho statcmont of tho Illinois Car Conpany's transactions eent from hore Inst wook s varitied by porsons interorted, A prominont Stato offi- cor pronounces it one of tho blackost trananc- tions ho ovor know, and bolioves it shiould be in-~ veutigated by tho Logisiature. It i not lHkely it will bo touchod, liowever, Tho Hon, E, M. Haines arrivod to-day. DANK BTOOKIIOLDERS. Tho Bonate bill rendoring slockholders in sav- inga banks liablo for all they aro worth has beon sleoping in tho House Committeo on Banka and Buoking. It would nover havo como back had not tho Houso demanded it by resolution to-day. LOGAN'S TEVENGE. To punish mombers of the Genoral Assombly for passing tho xesclutions condemning tho sal- ary-grab and grabbers, Sonator Logau has peut copies of tho CGongreasional Record contaiuing his spoech on tho ourronoy, Tho rosolutions wore hard an tho Sonator, but he'amoro than evon, Tinances are evidently his bost hold, Tlhoro has not beon & man found who had cour-~ ago to wado through his sormon, and souding it hero was casting “poarls bofore swino." TESOLUTIONS. Resolutions consumed tho morning hours. Moore, of Marshall, offersd a timoly proposition fo limit npeachos to ton minutes, and it was ro- forred to the Committos-ou Rules, which should roport it back with an amendment roduciug the time to five minutos, and save muchk wind now wasted by the hour. Walkor moved to confine businoss heronfter to rovsion, revenue, and railroad, and the motion was referred to tho Committoe on Nules. Anderson's motion not to allow Inlls to bomntroduced aftarWednosday with- out leavo of a mujority, which should bo adoptad, was sont to tho wanie Cowmnittec. Mooro, of Marahall, moved to instruct the Edneation Com- mittoe to report a bill amanding thoe School Inw #0 thas tho Profossors in the Normal University should compilo & now 8ot of school-books, to bo uniform throughout the State, tho State to hold tho copyright, but_soy publishor to havo tho rivilogo of publishing and solling the books, E’hn resolution was sdopted. Stroud submittod three wherseasesand arceolve providing instructions to Congressmen to got pay for tho warriors who fought with Scott in Mox- ico, tho Committes on Fodersl Relations wero put in charge of it. Gentlomen who nover expect te come baclk to the Legislaturo, but hopa to serve thoir country in Wanhington, offarod rosolutions to fix the pny of mombors for ctual sorvice, which {4 & good ides, and was appropriately roforred. BUNCOMDE, ‘When the Houso oponed thia morning, the motion to_postpone tho rosolution to adjourn sine die Fob, 20 ponding, Coldon moved s call of tho House, and 94 moembors answered to their nnmes. The roll was called on the motion to postpone, and went on smoothly uutil Knso, who was full of s spaech that had boon acoumu- lating over Sunday, insisted on lotting ix out of him, and did so, saying nothing with groat ability. Tho motion to postpono was adopted,— 60 to 88. Dunbam offerod auothor resolution to adjourn sino die Feb. 14, This, too, was laid on tho table,—~G9 to 27,—onding for & time bun- combe on the subject of sdjournmont, mainly iutendod %o advance the hopes of cortain gentle- mon for Gubervatorial and Congrossional lionors. APPROPRIATION FOR A WASIINGTON LODDY. Carey introduced s Dill sppropriating $3,000 to pay tho porsonal exponsss at Washing- ton of tho Commiusionsrs appoiuted to urge Congross to provido for the improvement of tho Obio River. It was read a firat time, BTATE CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS, The Houso rcsolution providing for the ap- pointment of a special committes to investignto the affairs and muusgomont of all the charitable institutions of the Stato, aud, if it shall bo in thieir judgmont advisablo, to draw a bill puttin, tho mauagemont of tho same into the hands ol ono Commission of throomembors, oxcited a con- tost in the Sennto, A motion to rofor was lost —yoas, 7; nays, 21, An omondment was ndopted raqnh-iu;z the_Committeo to repori to this_session of the Goneral Assombly, and the rosolution adoptod—yoas, 25 ; nays, 2—Sanford and Sheldon, RAILROAD NEWS. ‘The Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western RRond. Spectal Disputeh to Tha Chicago Tribune. Broowmxaroy, Ill, Jan, 26,—The livelicst and mosb oxciting of tho uerios of township railrond meetiugs of thosenson will take place hereto-mor- row,when the affairs of the Indianapolis, Bloom- ington & Westorn Rond will bo considerod, and action detormined upon, he porsistont efforts of thio managemont of tho road to placa overy obstaclo in the way of any and all investigation laye only served to deepon the suspicion that such an investigation must rosult in dem- aging conclusions. Thore is a strong and woll- organizod ring in this townehip, headed by Gen, Gridloy and others, to dofeat tho movoment of the poople, and thoy will do ull in their power to binder tho work. Both partics are now organiz- ing, proparing for notion to-morrow, The Cincinnatl Southern. CrnernNaTI, Jon. 206,—1he Chambor of Com- merco to-day adopted tha roport of its Railroad Commission advising tho Trusted of the South- orn Rallroad to make terms, if favorablo ones woro offered for tho use of tho Newport & Cin- ciunati Railroad bridge over the Ohio ab this point, instead of building s now bridge, The Trustos of the Southern Railroad to-day commenced opening bids for grading, tunneling, aud bridging on the Houthern liailway from Bouth Danville to near Chitwood, on the State line, a distance of 86 miles, 'There were over 300 bidders, The rosult caunot bo announced for two wooks, Ratlrond Tax Declared Xllegal, BAx Fraxeisco, Cal,, Jan, 96,—Judgo Eawyer, of {ho United Btates Circuit Court, has docided tlat the asdossmanta lovied against the Contral Pacifio Railrond Company for taxos in Alameds, Sants Clara, 8an Joaquin, Sacramento, Placer, and Nevada Countios was irrogular, and for thal reason vold. Tho irrogularity cousistod in lump- ing the land, rond, aud rolling-stock togothor lc:rlvnluluon, instoad of assossing thom sopar- atoly. —_— THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE. New Yonx, Jau, 20,—Tho sixth annual maet- ing of tho Amorican Branchof the Evangelical Al- lianco was licld this eveniug at 8t. Paul’s Churoh. William E, Dodgo was olocted President. In the rovision of tho constitution the name of the Alli- anco was altored from that of Amorioan to that of the “Lvangolical Alllauco of the United Btatos of Amerion," 'I'ho annual report was rond, and aftor addrossos from prominent clor- gymen tho mootiug adjourned, —_— ~—A young man namod Perrine, of New York, on his way iomo, died on tho Unlon Paciflotrain which arrived at Omaba on Saturday of con- sumption. Another ymlnE man, named 1, B, Duvenport, o native "of lunnnfiuuum, oud a Lrothor-in-lnw of cz-Gov. Olaflin, of that State, dled of the smno disonse ou tho train which ;xr{:vod“ntmoni'mn )"‘ugmh fitvrfi wezo maf ouds, an 'Y Ouifornia for tuelr health, el | Panio of 1873, OPTION-LEGISLATION. Atlantio Biates, the baromotor will fall, with o alight riso of tomporaturo, eastorly to soluthorly winds, and Incronsing oloudinoss. TFor the Northwest, no decidod changa of tomporaturo w(}} ocent, :I;d nnlruyfi:lmxdy Mnontlmr will pro- vail, oxcopt in the Lower Misuiusij whoro rain s probable, oot Valloy, NEW YORK. An Xntorosting Cnsc in the Courtse=A Prominent Lawyer Involved in Erofessional and Personnl Capneity, Special Dispateh to The Chieago Tribune, New Yorg, Jan. 20.—A cnso camo upin tha genoral term of tho Bupromo Court to-day which not only involvos an important jurladic- tional quostion, but calla to mind n vory roman- tio utory which was brought to light two or threo yonrs ago, when judgment was passed on anotlier phaso of the samo enso by thoe corrupt Cardozo, The jurlsdictional question which arises is, whothor tho Court can grant an injunction ro- straining & porson from beginning an actlon whon such porson had given roleses of claims and domands sgainst the plaintiff, but when such porson claimed that tho rolenses waro ob- tainod by fraud, Bovoral yoara ago, a well-known lawyer of this oity formed the acquaintance of & young woman of plensing porson named Cecilln Korr, and vory aoon thereaftor thoy became improperly intle mnte. Ina brief sproo of tima, however, ho tirod of her companionship, and they reparnted. Blio profosacd o warm attachment for bum, and tho soparation waa in opposition to her wishes, Blio oallad on Lim at hits oflico, accosted hitm in tho atroot, and ovon followod him to TEurope, and on all theso accasions importunod lim to renow thoir formor intimncy, but ho olways ro- fused, and did overything in' his powor to avoid hor, oven kooping from the much-traveled thoroughfaras, and passing through obsoure stroots _on lis way from lLomo to his offico, Finally sho mado horaolf so obnoxious to him that ho obtained un injunction ‘from JTudgo Cardozo to restrain her, aud sho was incarcorat- od, firet in the State Lunatic Asylum at Utica, and afterwards in tho prison on Blackwoll’s Island, Afior sho had romnined in thoso places somo time, she signed o documont roloasing him from all claims sho had against him for the sum of 81,000, and wna kot st liborty. In January, 1870, the nwgur bogan snit against her, demnnd: ing that alio bo qnfainnd from commencing an action againat him for nny of the causes ro- forred to in tho above-mentioned rolonse in any court of the United Statos, alloging tho pay- mont to hor by him of $1,000, 'The woman Korr movad, by couutol, to dismisa tho complaint, but this Judge Cardozo rofused to do, and do- cided in favor of tho plaintiff. Tho nction to- day waa an apposl from this decision. The Court took the papers and rozerved ita docision. e it i OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS. Livenroor, Jan. 20.—Stcamships Olympis, Onnada, and Hominonia, from New Yorlk, have arrived out, New Yonr, Jwm. 26.—Arrived, steamship City of Chestor froia Livorpool. ——— KANSAS CITY LIVE-STOCK MARKET. Special Digpatch to The Chicugo Tribiune. KANsAH OITT, Mo, Jan, 90,—~CATTLE—Very fow ofs fored ; womu Inquiry from shippers for fut nativo and Texad, Sales of Toxns and native cowa inixed ot 3,121, oas—Littla dono; good grades firm, and n do- mand ot $4.76@5.00 ; most eales at. $1.60@4.90, The Character of Option-Trading in This Market, And Its Bonefits to the Producer. To the Editor af The Chicago Tribune: S1n : TugTRInoNE's spoctal report from Spring- fiold, in this morning's insue, informaus that Bon-~ ator Voris *“ mndo & savage attack on option mon audangorous charagtorato buslnogs-hoslth,assort. ing that tho offcot of thoir tranunctions was to keop tho grain-markots deraugod, to the sorious injury of tho producors of the State,” It would probably bo decmod impolite, impropor, and im- prudont to question tho Bonator's knowlodge of Lho subjoot upon which he spoaks ; but, inasmuoh. a8 thero s another and n different viow from that prosentod by tho gonttoman, may I beg apace In your columns to prosent it to the gon- aral public ? In the firat placo, lot mo say that no one is MORE BTRENUOUSLY OPFOSED TO CORNENS In tho gold, grain, and provision markots, or overtrading in any diroction, than is the writor heroof, ‘The cornors in the Ohicago grain mar- ket linvo boon repoatodly doclared to be not only disereditablo and disgracoful to the Doard of Trado, but domoralizing to the gonoral pubtic snd .dissstrous to all partios intorosted thorcin. Probably thoro aro not & dozon of the entire 1,060 mombers of the Board of Trade who do not condemn corners, and who would not rojolce to know of some logal and constitutional moans o} proventing them. Thore i8 no doub! ‘hnt tradors on'Change lost mare monoy a8 tho result of reckloas oporations and corners in grain during tho yenr 1872, than their combined Jossos by tho Gront Firo of 1871 snd Such wero thoir lossos that sol(- prosorvation, as woll as a regard for tho good uamo of their Association, induced thom to adopt such rules regarding margius (to ba doposited gy l}\gquo unduly influencing the market) as ron- or ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. to “run n corner™ of any magnitude, and impos- sible to do so without aifording protection to tho sollor iu cago of the failuro of tho purty controll- ing to buy. This has boon accomplished with- out restricting suy man's moral and constitu- tionnl right to buy all tha property he cnn pay for, cther for immodiato or future delivery. This much hsa boen said to show thoe sontiment of tho Board of Trade. Now, a fow words rogarding option trades; and, first, to eay tho torm option is applied to TWO DIFYERENT CLABSES OF TRADE : Ono, in which a party buysthe privilega to call or deliver (the lattor sometimes called * put”), at a spectfied time and prico, s certain amount of proporty. The seiler of tho privilogo binds him- self to rceoivo or dsliver tho property, aa the case may be, vaidud tho hoidor of the priviloge o clects. it is, howovor, optional with tho lattor purty to doliver or call, ornot. The otlier IDYH- cation of tho term option is used in connecction with contracta in which both buyerand soller ara placad uuder obligations,—tho ono toracoivo, and tho other to deliver, proporty but tho time at ‘which thie contract shall be fitled is mnde optionsl oither with tho buyor or eoller, according to sgreomont. Thoro™ aro but fow ongaged in ranking transactions of tho first-namod clasu, and, oxcopting ot the timo of tho * Chandlor Outu-Cornor," in Jung, 1872, Buch trades nevor formed any considerable part of tho trading on 'Chango. That they have occasioned serious loss, and have Srnvad ruiuous to & fow operators, is truc; and that many disputes ond disagree- mounts, and voxatious trinla boforo the Bonrd of Diragtors, result from them, is also truo. But to think that producers are now in the loast in- Jjuriously affectod by them 38 A MISTAXE, and as much & mistako as to think prices ot corn ore affcotad by the exchange of jackknives by schoolboys. Tho groat bulk of tho daily traneactions on 'Chanpo consistsin tho actual salo and purchase of proporty for futura do- livery, and probab) moro thon one-half of the grain reaching this market is nold boforo its arrlvel, and mueh of it bofora it loaves the farmor's hauds, The Honorable Benator claiina that tha offect of this trading is to damnage tho markots and soriously injurs $he producers of the Statn. As one who has carefully noticed for many years not ouly this, but the Bt. Louis, New Orlosuy, Cincinnati, New York, and Liverpool markets, I undortake to say that the custom of trading in Chicago for the future delivery of gramn and provisions (made poss.ble by the ‘sys- tom of inspoction and that of issniug warohouse- recoipts, iirss adopted in this city) Las made this the LARGEST AND BEST MARKET IN TIUE WORLD for breadutuffs and provisions. Could it bave be- como such ot the expeuse of the producing classes 2 Admitting thut pernicious practices bnve provailod, and that thore aro times whon pricos aro gomowhat. doproased tomporarily by " ghiort Mllini," it must not bo forgotten that what is sold short must Lo bought; and that, in sddition to the shipping and consumptive de- mund for brendstuffy, thoro is in this markot & domand for speculative invostment, as well ag ono for fllling former contracts; and the lattor is frequontly the most urgent of all, and nover fails to bonefit the producor. I reiteratoftho assertion that thore is not one man in fifty familiar with the workings of the Chicago grain markot who doubts the fact that FADMERS ARE GREATLY BENEFITED I{ei’;;l::)’id's Buchu T atillin tha zauith of ita popularity, Natwithstandin theabsunco of Dr; Heimbold: tho olgbeatod moaisma ie) still manufasturod at the Iborntory ot Dhiladolnhis, and 3ol y allroppociablo Urugulain: 1t is warrautel Tor i disodaos o't cldnoys Wil Wrimaey i ownr of countorfoita. inuine has proj Py o stanp, JOIIN ¥, HINRLY, Now York, So10 Afente o b P JOIN ¥ _HENBY, Now Y EDGINGS, &o. INSERTINGS. ‘We have just received 10,000 yards, to which we invite attention of the Liadies, being choice patterns and very cheap. MANDEL BROTHERS, State and Harrison-sts., and Michigan-av. & Twenty-socond-st. ——— e LITHOGRAPHING. SPECIATTY ON ALL ORDERS recoivod beforo tho Iith of Fobrussy nox BANK CHECEKS, In round lots, engravod and lthographod in tha ve st workmanship at tuo following unprocodentodt o7 LOW PRICES: by tho trading in optious in Chicago. Ordors aro on this markot daily from Eastern and Europonn citics for whoat we have to sell for futuro dolivery, and more_frequontly than ofhorwiso prices havo advancod in the face of tho largest srrivala of grain, for tho resson that they are not dopondons upon a mero legitimate demand for consumption or for shipment. It must also bo romeombered that thers are transactions of large magnitude, of a specula- tlvn‘nppaunncn and nature, that are made to moel lnl;ludlfll the engeaving and pflnflnf fn black, papor of first-clnss atandard quality and wol chocks of usual size, cuttiug alx to the plfi' of halt” whoot folio, Proofs furnishod for approval both as to the papor and workmean- i Har larger stzo (5 to pago), 16 por cont additional, Numbork numbers, THE LEGITIMATE WANTS umboring, 80 cts. por 1,00 of soller and buyer. Forcign and distant Binding, 4U'cta. por 1,000 chocks. donlors "otfon soud " thole * onders Tiaws | 7 5s A FOTE o B e or proper o be dolivered in o luturox,) l:“_ A at such time as thoy UNION LITHO. CO 1, 8, 5, 7 and 9 Michigan-av., may havo here ships with which to tranaport tho iicaso; pra‘{mrzy, bought for actual use for feed or food, And, on tho other hand, producers of and dealors in grain In tho country ofton 'send their ordors horo to soll property thoy actually own, As ono of tho results of "tho Bpeculative trad- ing in grain may bo mentioned tho ability it wffords farmers to sell their crops at ANY TIME OF TIE YEAR, for immodiate or for futuro dnuvcr{.—-evan be- foro thoy are roady for delivery or fit for hous- ing. * It is also worthy of montion that commis- sion-morchonts of Chieago mnke advances or loaus of money on grain in country cribs and DISSOLUTION NOTICE, DISSOLUTION. Tho copartnarship horatofary existing under {ho name and atylo of Btottauor & Liros,, 16 this dny diss wwn limitatlon, ~ Eithor of the'under) toslun in liquidation. ~ LOU! OHARLES 8. STETTAUER, Ohloago, Jan. 15, 1874, GEORGI BINSTEIN, COPARTNERSHIP,—The undersigned will continue tho Lusinais conducted by tho latotirm of Stattauce & Bros., undor the nanio sud stylaof Statuuner liroe, Ca. MCAUER, warchonses, and to a much greater ex- DAVID STETTAUES tont i it dbeto. Wig - 1o spoou- | Oblosmo, Jan 15, 161k, GLOKGE L ‘_r;xsz' i ') In withd, ing I the fi Htattau 2 lative rading o this market. e | o o e b6 oee th and patcons, LODIS STRITAUIH, ABRAHAM STRTTAUER. DISSOLUTION. Notice is horeby glvon that the copartnorship horato- fore oxisting betwe he undersigued under tho fiem uamo and st {'Tho 0., 18 this day dis- solvod by mutaal consent, — All dubts duo the late firm to Dadlby ki, Apploton Wiy, snd L Jishifipe to bo - : 5 12ty Ll J; APPLITON WILSON, commission-meyrchant is more hikely to make lib- eral advances on proporty the prico of which ja insured by notunl ealo than if 1o sale was made, and tha prico to be obtained was entiroly proble- nmutical. Tho groat staple of Illinois’is corn, and that, for a fow mouths aftor ita maturity, in uneato to put into warchouse, and should be placed in cribs. Further, durivg the wintor months, at the timo when taxes must be paid, frlon pfiicuu lo; cium ‘ll«ln- immodiate d‘;!lfivary are &l\ucr- Dated Ohlcago, Jan. 22, 1674, ally much less than for spring delivery in Chica- < go., Now, by viriuo of o systern ofoption DISSOLUTION trading in Clicago, country-doalors uvan obtain | KNotice is hereby givon that tho fiem of Kraft & Co., woney to advanca on corn in tho wintor, and put it in cribs until it {s it for market, or until tho cont of Lransportation is roduced by tho opou- irng of water-navigation, Farmers aro, therc- ore, conslating of Chins J. F, Kraft, Goo. Lohman, Samuol Billings, and Danfol H, Call, kas hoon this day dissolvod by mutual consont. Ohas, J. F. Krait, assuming all liax bilitios, will colleot all debts and sccounts duo tho firm and sottlo the businoss thereof gonorally, OlLAS, J. T'. KRAFT, GIO, LEHMAN, SAMURL BILLINGS, DANIEL H, CALL, RELIEVED FROM THE NEOKSSITY of melling their proporty (in order to raise money to pay taxos and dublu{nt & timo whou it {s untlt for waroliousing and subjoct to winter rates of transportation ; and, i thoy chiooso to sell, they obtain much higher pricos than if they wore de- peondant upon tho value for immodiate use. It is woll for the Legislaturo to soek to uecurs tho good of tho pooplo of the Btate; Lut, in so dolng, blind projudice * should mot usurp the placo of discretion and kuowlodge, Porhaps, 00, it should be remembored $hat tho members of tho Board of Trado havoe A CONSTITUENCY MUCH LAROZE than that of the Legislatureof 1llinois. Thoy reprosont interests belonging to people of Tows, Nebrasuks, Minnosots, Wisconsin, Dakots, sud tho Iastern Btates, CoMaigsIoN-MEROUANT. O10aao, Jau, 26, 1874, i sl Rt = THE WEATHER, ‘Wasurxatoy, D. O., Jan, 20,—For the New Englaud und Middle States, the cloudiness will inorcaso, with rislng temperature, winds veoring to southerly, and falling barometer. TFor the Lako reglon, she temporature will rise slightly, with gonsrally oloudy weather, southoasterly to wouihwestorly winds, aud possibly slignt snows ucar Lakeu Erio und Ontario, " Yor the Ohio Valloy and thence southward to the Gult comst, tho baromotor will fall, with & rising tempora- Ohfcago, Jan, 23, 1674, DISSOLUTION. The firm of T, W. Harvoy & Co, Lias this day dissolved by mutual consent. T, W, Harvoy will pay all liabilitios of sald firm and colleat all monoys duo sald flrm, and con, tinua the businoss s horotoforo, at tho old staud at the corner of Morgan and Twonty-s00ond-ste. o, W. HARVEY, 1L D. RUSH, Iu rotiring from the firm of T\ W, Harvoy & Co, I de- #iro ta oxprosa my thanks to our patrons, aud soliolt » continuanou of your favors to T. W, Harvoy, sucosssor of the late firm, 11, D. RUSH. FOR SALE. A~ OFFICE DESKS At Cost, at 112 Fifth-nv, HAVANA LOTTERY. ROYAL HAVANA LOTTERY ture, gunerally cloudy . woather, onatorly to | 8480,000 drawn overy 17 days, Clroplars glving tus e southiofly wiuds, aad ndr{n of raln fu_fhio Mia. | fgrustion -“R"m: aubiouiion, MWesasn Lilzes and aleaippi Valley andon tho ooast, For the South | leoms o4 Sew Xosks P, O, Uoxssid, "